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House Calendar No. 58 

114TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. RES. 420 

[Report No. 114–261] 

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 348) to provide for improved 

coordination of agency actions in the preparation and adoption of environmental documents for permitting determinations, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 758) to amend Rule 

11 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure to improve attorney accountability, and for other purposes; and providing for consideration of motions 

to suspend the rules. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

SEPTEMBER 16, 2015 

Mr. COLLINS of Georgia, from the Committee on Rules, reported the following 

resolution; which was referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be 

printed 

RESOLUTION 

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 348) to provide 

for improved coordination of agency actions in the preparation and adoption of environmental documents for permitting determinations, and for other purposes; providing 

for consideration of the bill (H.R. 758) to amend Rule 

11 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure to improve 

attorney accountability, and for other purposes; and providing for consideration of motions to suspend the rules. 


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1 Resolved, That at any time after adoption of this reso2 lution the Speaker may, pursuant to clause 2(b) of rule 

3 XVIII, declare the House resolved into the Committee of 

4 the Whole House on the state of the Union for consider5 ation of the bill (H.R. 348) to provide for improved coordi6 nation of agency actions in the preparation and adoption 

7 of environmental documents for permitting determina8 tions, and for other purposes. The first reading of the bill 

9 shall be dispensed with. All points of order against consid10 eration of the bill are waived. General debate shall be con11 fined to the bill and shall not exceed one hour equally di12 vided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority 

13 member of the Committee on the Judiciary. After general 

14 debate the bill shall be considered for amendment under 

15 the five-minute rule. It shall be in order to consider as 

16 an original bill for the purpose of amendment under the 

17 five-minute rule an amendment in the nature of a sub18 stitute consisting of the text of Rules Committee Print 

19 114-26. That amendment in the nature of a substitute 

20 shall be considered as read. All points of order against 

21 that amendment in the nature of a substitute are waived. 

22 No amendment to that amendment in the nature of a sub23 stitute shall be in order except those printed in the report 

24 of the Committee on Rules accompanying this resolution. 

25 Each such amendment may be offered only in the order 


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1 printed in the report, may be offered only by a Member 

2 designated in the report, shall be considered as read, shall 

3 be debatable for the time specified in the report equally 

4 divided and controlled by the proponent and an opponent, 

5 shall not be subject to amendment, and shall not be sub6 ject to a demand for division of the question in the House 

7 or in the Committee of the Whole. All points of order 

8 against such amendments are waived. At the conclusion 

9 of consideration of the bill for amendment the Committee 

10 shall rise and report the bill to the House with such 

11 amendments as may have been adopted. Any Member may 

12 demand a separate vote in the House on any amendment 

13 adopted in the Committee of the Whole to the bill or to 

14 the amendment in the nature of a substitute made in order 

15 as original text. The previous question shall be considered 

16 as ordered on the bill and amendments thereto to final 

17 passage without intervening motion except one motion to 

18 recommit with or without instructions. 

19 SEC. 2. Upon adoption of this resolution it shall be 

20 in order to consider in the House the bill (H.R. 758) to 

21 amend Rule 11 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure 

22 to improve attorney accountability, and for other pur23 poses. All points of order against consideration of the bill 

24 are waived. The bill shall be considered as read. All points 

25 of order against provisions in the bill are waived. The preVerDate Sep 11 2014 00:57 Sep 17, 2015 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\HR420.RH HR420

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1 vious question shall be considered as ordered on the bill 

2 and on any amendment thereto to final passage without 

3 intervening motion except: (1) one hour of debate equally 

4 divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority 

5 member of the Committee on the Judiciary; and (2) one 

6 motion to recommit. 

7 SEC. 3. It shall be in order at any time on the legisla8 tive day of September 24, 2015, for the Speaker to enter9 tain motions that the House suspend the rules as though 

10 under clause 1 of rule XV. The Speaker or his designee 

11 shall consult with the Minority Leader or her designee on 

12 the designation of any matter for consideration pursuant 

13 to this section. 


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House Calendar No. 58 

114TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. RES. 420 

[Report No. 114–261] 

RESOLUTION 

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 348) 

to suspend the rules. poses; and providing for consideration of motions prove attorney accountability, and for other pur11 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure to imsideration of the bill (H.R. 758) to amend Rule tions, and for other purposes; providing for conronmental documents for permitting determinaactions in the preparation and adoption of envito provide for improved coordination of agency 

SEPTEMBER 16, 2015 

Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be 

printed 


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